Some of you might remember me posting way back in January (http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=9420) about a music video I directed.

Those of you who were holding your breath to see it are likely dead now, and I wish you happy travels in the great beyond -- please don't haunt me.

Those of you who gave little more than a rat's hind end and are still here -- Hooray for you!!!! Not only are you not worm food, but you are also privileged enough to see that music video!!!! Talk about a win-win!!!!

I like exclamation points!!!!

Anyway, it's up on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46fUthmK3w). Go watch it! Be amazed by the low budget wardrobe! Marvel at the poor compression! Crap yourself over the continuity errors! And be sure to rate it (if you dare).

Poke

Some of you might remember me posting way back in January (http://www.indietalk.com/showthread.php?t=9420) about a music video I directed.

Those of you who were holding your breath to see it are likely dead now, and I wish you happy travels in the great beyond -- please don't haunt me.

Those of you who gave little more than a rat's hind end and are still here -- Hooray for you!!!! Not only are you not worm food, but you are also privileged enough to see that music video!!!! Talk about a win-win!!!!

I like exclamation points!!!!

Anyway, it's up on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H46fUthmK3w). Go watch it! Be amazed by the low budget wardrobe! Marvel at the poor compression! Crap yourself over the continuity errors! And be sure to rate it (if you dare).

Pokehomosexual under or overtones? LOL. I laughed at the cutaways and rated. Who was the guy taking a dump?

filmy

:rofl:

well shot...but disturbing. I'm surprised they didn't whip out a big chunk of cardboard and throw down a full on break fight right there!

A true horror masterpiece! You've raised the bar, Poke. 5 stars and a favorite add!

homosexual under or overtones? LOL. I laughed at the cutaways and rated. Who was the guy taking a dump?

filmy

I basically tricked those dudes into making my artistic homosexual vision of the future -- dancing gay men will rule the world!

Seriously, the homosexual undertones kinda just came out cause we're all a little fond of each other.

The guy taking a dump was supposed to be the janitor -- he stopped dancing to take a shit break.

well shot...but disturbing. I'm surprised they didn't whip out a big chunk of cardboard and throw down a full on break fight right there!

The original idea was much grander. I had choreographed dance moves planned out, but by the time we got to shooting the "dance off" my "talent" was "tired" so being the "good" "director" that I am, I let 'em off "easy."

Thanks to all who have rated.

Poke

So far, the response has been somewhere between okay and good. The vid's gotten 11 "rates" but it's hovering around two stars (out of five). I've sent it out to all kinds of folks through email, MySpace, and this forum. Anyone have any ideas on how to get people interested in rating it?

Poke

Have you considered bribes?

Helpful ideas?

Poke

Helpful ideas?

Poke

How about a more appealing avatar?

INT. UNIVISION AUSTIN OFFICES - DAY

POKE, late twenties, devishly good looking, hung like a horse, wears a tshirt with Inspector Gadget emblazened across his chest, GLARES at the monitor.

POKE
That bastard is going down.

SLAMS his fist on the desk -- KICKS the trash can over.

POKE
Down, Down, Down. John Boy's going down!

A duck lands on his head and POOPS.

POKE
I like exclamation points!!!!

FADE OUT

Poke...can you write my next script...that was genious!!!

Poke...that was genious!!!

You don't have to tell me, I was there.

Poke

I especially like how you've used a duck as a metaphor for common sense.

That's exactly what I was getting at!

Poke

Vote for "Overtime Boogaloo" on VideoSift. (http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=12091&where=queue)

If the video gets a few more votes in the next day or so, it'll be featured on the front page. You have to be a meber to vote, but it's free to sign up.

Poke

Hey, Poke. Very interesting, in a pseudo-sexual, macabre sort of way. Some good use of follow focus and camera angles/closeups to keep your audience in sync with your vision; although the vision was a little creepy. I also liked the way you used slow motion to make the movements seem more fluid.

I rated it a 5, because I'm an indietalk slut. :)

Thanks for the rating!

I guess I secretly want these two guys to end up together -- in real life they dance around each other and never say what they truly feel, so maybe that was what I was trying to show here.

The video has four hours to get one more vote on VideoSift (http://www.videosift.com/story.php?id=12091&where=queue) or it'll get dumped.

Poke

I'm on probation apparantly and can't vote yet!

NICE Poke. There is some very nicely done camera work here, and the directing is good although as you said, you had some grander plans. All in all, weird, and good :)

I'm on probation apparantly and can't vote yet!

Must be all the Anti-American propoganda you been spreadin' -- Canadian! Either that or the liquor store robbery spree you went on last year. Oh, and there was the "accidental" death of your landlord.

Don't let the man get you down.

NICE Poke. There is some very nicely done camera work here, and the directing is good although as you said, you had some grander plans. All in all, weird, and good :)

Thanks. I can take credit for both the directing and camera work being as I was a one man crew. Hey, maybe I'll write a book about it.

I'm interested to know why everyone thinks it's kind of "weird."

Poke

I think it's kinda weird because I worked late nights in a corporate office for years, and all the janitor ever did with me was ask me for my trash can. If my janitor had stopped, and started stroking his broom handle while staring at me, I would have been just a little creeped out. We don't know if the janitor and the white collar worker were complete strangers, or good friends. I assumed there was no prior relationship.

Finally, the guy left his terminal unsecured, and unattended. Everyone who's ever worked in a cubicle in corporate America knows you just don't do that, unless you've got a bad case of diarrhea. That's really spooky!

Thanks. Just so we're clear, the question of what was so weird about it came from one of the actors -- I guess he's used to this sort of thing, I mean we do work in television.

Poke

Must be all the Anti-American propoganda you been spreadin' -- Canadian! Either that or the liquor store robbery spree you went on last year. Oh, and there was the "accidental" death of your landlord.

Don't let the man get you down.


Wahoo! I did it! I became a member using Arnold (the governator) as leverage! I don't want to explain myself.

I voted for you Poke. Even though you're the man (you can't get me down). /innuendo

And to clarify, my propaganda is anti-everybody-equally, that was a liquor store MURDER spree, and my landlord died from just caring too much. However, I am responsible for those horrible crabs that inhabit your nether-regions.

However, I am responsible for those horrible crabs that inhabit your nether-regions.

I like to name them.

Poke

I didn't vote for Arnold ether, I don't trust his political capabilities...